Introducing: FLOYA

German duo FLOYA offer up music’s version of cheese and chocolate in a gorgeous fusion of rock and EDM that oozes positivity and they describe as “ecstatic, celebratory and conscious.”

Introducing: Seeing Things

Czech band Seeing Things fuse metalcore with a wide range of electro influences, from techno and dark house to acid and cyberpunk, in a fascinating sound they describe as “dark, energetic and angry.”

Introducing: Imagica

Ukrainian/Portuguese duo IMAGICA have honed a fascinating sound that refuses to be constrained to specific styles or genres. IMAGICA is as much a band as it is an art, filmmaking and storytelling project with a strong visual base that they intriguingly describe as “surrealistic cinematic arena dance metal.”

Introducing: Hurricane On Saturn

Italian masked collective Hurricane On Saturn combine metal, rap and electronic elements in a sound they describe as “unpredictable, unconventional and solid” and with which they “just want to destroy peoples’ brains.”

New Band of the Week: Seething Akira

Portsmouth six-piece Seething Akira offer an escape from the monotony of normality with an electronic nu-core sound that they describe as “Balls.To.The.Wall.”

Discover This: Wake Up Karma

We’re willing to bet that you’ve never listened to or even heard of a rock or metal band – or any music for that matter – from United Arab Emirates before. But, we’re expanding the GigRadar compass into a 45th country with Dubai-based Wake Up Karma.

Views, Pesos, Booze and no Paper in the Loos – Santiago Week 1

Last Saturday (24 August) I packed my bags and swapped life in the UK for what will (hopefully) be one year of travelling around the world.